Worthen Appointment Sparks County Highway Criticism
Jackson County Board of Supervisors moves to reappoint Carl Worthen as highway superintendent despite multiple criticisms. The article notes wasteful spending, lack of competitive bidding, unitemized expenses, and bid controversies, urging caution and scrutiny for the department’s future management.
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Jackson County Board of Supervisors
Carl Worthen
Board of Supervisors
Worthen
County Highway Department
County Board
Junkyard encroaches highway near Dogwalk salvage yard
A junkyard owned by Bert Williamson at Dogwalk Rt 1 Marion has grown within ten feet of Rt 37, with cans and trash blowing toward the road. The yard has operated about a year under a Secretary of State license, though Dogwalk is unincorporated and Williamson County does not license it. Debris includes a house trailer, farm equipment and more near the original auto graveyard.
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Worthen
Ry Auto
Dogwalk
Bert Wilson
Rt. 1
Marion
Rt. 37
Wilson
Secretary of State’s Office
Williamson County
Government survey to study retirement over a 12 year span
Marion B. Folsom announces a Social Security Administration study to track 3,000 first time retirees over 12 years. The project aims to answer questions about attitudes toward retirement, unmet needs, savings, and family support, seeking insights into a growing postwork population.
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Marion B. Folsom
Social Security Administration
U. S
Folsom
Kilts Rise in the United States and a Pentagon Debate
A quirky note reflects a trend toward Scottish attire in the United States tied to a retrospective on the Pentagon decision years ago to build defense around the B52 bomber. The Old Para memory hints at who denounced that defense strategy at the time.
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United States
Para
Pentagon
Yearning for Locks and Letters in Pravda Style
A reflective line about why family homes need combination locks this season. The author muses on ambitions for writers of Pravda style letters and contemplates Russian children learning nuclear physics over finger painting.
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Pravda
Labor Leaders Split on Inflation and Wage Moratoriums
Walter Reuther and Richard J. Gray, AFL-CIO leaders, promote possible wage moratoriums in exchange for industry or government concessions to curb inflation. Reuther favors car price cuts. Gray urges looser credit to boost home construction. Both urge cooperation among labor, management, and government to lower rising wages and prices.
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Walter Reuther
Richard J. Gray
Afl-Cio
Reuther
United Auto Workers
Gray
Afl-Cio Building and Construction Trades Department
Cet
Grays
CIO
AFL
Gur
Agate Tae
The Artistic Soul Takes A License Plate While Shopping
A decorative 1958 Illinois license plate becomes a quirky accessory as an artist strolls through town, then stops at a shop to browse. The scene captures a lighthearted moment blending art and everyday errands.
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Illinois
First Soviet Satellite Is Said To Have Fallen
Reported word from space observers suggests the first Soviet satellite may have reentered the atmosphere and crashed, ending a public vigil as citizens hoped for confirmation of its demise.
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Earth
Age and maturity in social circles teased in column
An expert urges older women to own their age noting maturity is becoming. A member of the social set presses an elder for clarification in a witty exchange.
Insurance rider offers protection from dog hazard
A lighthearted note speculates that insurance counselors might soon propose a rider for liability policies at a few cents a day to cover against the hazard of falling dogs, a humorous take on overcautious coverage.
Jai Alai Bears Head In Maryland
A Maryland county faces a license fight over jai alai. The Washington Post notes public opposition to the sport and calls for revocation of the arena license amid legal challenges and statewide outlaw proposals. Locals fear gambling and violence, urging commissioners to withdraw the license.
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Maryland
Washington Post
Anne Arundel County
Florida
Anne Arundel
Taos
Henry Wigley
Ft. Meade
Louis N. Phipps
Nccess
Anne Arundel Jai Aloi Ie
Writers Pain and Almanac Recommendations
Columnist notes writers suffer the toil of a life of words and the lure of income, citing Robert Ruark and Malcolm Cowley. The piece recommends the 1958 World Almanac as a handy reference and urges editors to keep a current volume within reach.
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Robert Ruark
Spain
Saturday Review
Malcolm Cowley
Queen Elizabeth
Mary Queen of Scots
Doubleday
Chess Remains a Russian Intellectual pastime
The passage notes that not long ago many intellectual Russians supposedly spent their time playing chess, reflecting a stereotype about the era and culture.
Desegregation Backlash Grows After 1954 Court Ruling
A three year surge of organized groups to preserve segregation formed after the 1954 decision. Membership claims reached hundreds of thousands, including politicians and business leaders, while critics labeled some leaders as rabble-rousers and publicity seekers profiting from five dollar memberships.
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Don Shoemaker
Southern School News
Harper
Sesitind Court
The Cannes Scandal Photographs and Press Scramble
A newspaper dispatch recalls the 1954 Cannes incident where actress Simone Silva, aged 29, topless photos with Robert Mitchum sparked a near riot. The chaotic photo shoot left photographers with injuries and a fractured elbow amid the press scrum.
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Simone Silva
Cannes
France
Robert Mitchum
Mendes France proposes French union in North Africa
Pierre Mendes France outlines a plan for a French Commonwealth of Nations in North Africa with Morocco and Tunisia mediating a settlement in Algeria. He urges sovereignty for Algeria within the French Union, cites Equatorial Africa, and favors autonomous ties for Cambodia and Vietnam.
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Pierre Mendes- France
France
Algeria
Commonwealth
Commonwealth of Nations
North Africa
French Equatorial Africa
Morocco
Tunisia
Mendes-France
Cambodia
Vietnam
Bamako
French West Africa
Eight Enlistees Join Navy Training Bases in Illinois
Eight Southern Illinois men have enlisted in the Navy and begin recruit training. Carl Dean Will and Larry Ronald Davidson start basic training in San Diego. Edward Leon Walker Harry Raymond Fischer David William Pruett Jerald Peter Pelvin Jerry Lee Ellet and Lavern Lee How train at Great Lakes. Upon graduation they will be assigned to Navy trade schools with openings in aviation and electronics.
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NAVY
Southern Illinois
Chief Richerson
Murphysboro
Carl Dean Will
Rt. 2
Larry Ronald Davidson
Jonesboro
San Diego
Calif
Edward Leon Walker
Harry Raymond Fischer
David William Pruett
Perry County
Jerald Peter Pelvin
Jerry Lee Ellet
Lavern Lee How
Grand Tower
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Richerson
Wife Wins Divorce Over Husband Fiddling Around
Irene Fisher 23 testified before Superior Judge Henry Willis that her husband the violin teacher began staying out late and returning home with liquor on his breath. She said the marriage suffered as a result and secured a divorce on the grounds of conduct.
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Los Angeles
Irene Fisher
Henry Willis
U. S. Tries Conciliation In Mid-East
Washington notes a shift to a more conciliatory U S policy toward Middle East nations including Egypt and Syria. Diplomats see improved Western stance against Soviet influence as Dulles era measures lose traction amid Baghdad Pact and Eisenhower Doctrine criticism.
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Ray Tucker
Washington
Eisenhower
Middle East
Egypt
Syria
West
Russia
Dulles
Adlai E. Stevenson
Nasser
Aswan
Suez Canal
Jordan
Lebanon
Nehru
India
Russian Education System Seen as Superior to U S Plans
Charles Stevenson outlines a Soviet education model under Khrushchev era plans. He describes strict specialization from youth, heavy Kremlin control, large stipends, and elite status for graduates, with biographies noting lucrative salaries around age 30 and a rigid career path.
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Cedar Grove Methodist Church
Labor
David Felts
Ruark
Felts
By Bernard Kaplan
Paris
Rabat
Tunis
Mendes
Mollet
National Assembly
Bourges-Maunoury
Gaillard
Churchill
Clemenceau
Assembly
Mendes- France
Melbourne
Australia
Peter Holmes
Dwight Towers
Moira Davidson
Mid-East
Charles Stevenson
America
Kremlin
Clude
Moscow
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